Political Economy of Imperialism

From the British Empire to the WTO, imperialism and its political economy have turned the world upside down. This volume of original essays by internationally noted scholars traces the spread of imperialism and capitalism and demonstrates that globalization is not a New Millennium phenomenon, but rather one with classic roots as well as contemporary reverberations.

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Imperialism: Its Legacy and Contemporary Significance Chapter 4 Whatever Happened to Imperialism? Chapter 5 Imperialism Revisited Chapter 6 Imperialism in Retrospect Chapter 7 Hobson's Imperialism: Its Historical Validity and Contemporary Relevance Part 8 Imperialism and Development Chapter 9 Early Marxist Critiques of Capitalist Development Chapter 10 Marxism and Eurocentric Diffusionism Chapter 11 Dependency and Imperialism in Latin America: New Horizons Part 12 Globalism or Imperialism? Chapter 13 Capitalism, Imperialism, Globalization Chapter 14 On the Pitfalls of Bourgeois Internationalism Chapter 15 Globalization: A Critical Analysis Chapter 16 Bibliography Chapter 17 Biographies Chapter 18 Index